Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 72.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 72.0% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay peaked at 73.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.1% | — |
| 1992 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.1% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 70.4% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.8% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 71.6% | 72.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uruguay was 72.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.